firearms offence will be appealing his sentence.

His lawyer, Mr. Mark Pettingill, this week confirmed the appeal would go ahead within the next few days.

German national, Peter Berned Focke was given a jail sentence last week by Senior Magistrate, the Wor. William Francis, for possession of a magnum bullet.

He has requested an expedited hearing on the grounds that the sentence was excessive, Mr. Pettingill said.

Mr. Pettingill, who also represented Focke at his sentencing, argued earlier precedents where firearms offenders were fined but not jailed should be followed.

"The law and the precedents have not changed,'' he said before sentence was passed in Magistrates' Court. "This is not an appropriate case to incarcerate him.'' But Mr. Francis said in light of the recent amnesty on firearms and strong anti-gun feeling within the community, past firearm precedents are now "history''.

BUSY WEEKEND FOR THE POLICE CRM Busy weekend for the Police Police were kept extremely busy over the weekend with a number of incidents.

There were six assaults, three of which were serious, nine break-ins, 15 cases of stealing, 22 stolen cycles, two handbag snatches and 13 accidents in which three people were injured.

POLICE REPORT YWO BREAK-INS CRM Police report two break-ins Police yesterday reported two break-ins on Middle Road residences on Monday . A Paget house was broken into in the early hours of Monday morning. The resident reported her handbag was removed, and dumped outside while the thief fled with the cash.

The second incident occurred at 7:45 p.m. on Monday evening.

A Warwick man heard someone upstairs in his house and went up to investigate, disturbing an intruder in his bedroom.

The would-be thief made his getaway from an upstairs patio. Nothing is reported stolen.

MAN ARRESTED FOR INDECENT ASSAULT CTS Man arrested for indecent assault Police on Monday afternoon arrested a 45-year-old Pembroke man on charges of indecent assault.

The 25-year-old female victim was reportedly walking along Cedar Avenue at about 1:30 p.m. when the incident occurred. Police say she was not physically injured, but her clothes were slightly damaged.

The man was arrested by Police on duty nearby. He is expected to appear in court.

HANDBAG STOLEN FROM WOMAN'S CAR CRM Handbag stolen from woman's car A Sandys Parish woman's handbag was stolen from her car when she left it for just 20 minutes on Beacon Hill Road on Monday evening.

The thief made off with her cheque books and several credit cards, but there was no cash in the bag.

`POSITVE YOUTHS' IN THE SPOTLIGHT ENT `Positive Youths' in the spotlight Hope Homes and STAR have joined together to present `Positive Youths' in concert.

The show, which is this Friday and Saturday, will feature 20-year-old Joshua Nelson who is an instrumentalist and vocalist from New Jersey known for having a voice like that of renowned gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

He will be joined by Bermuda's own `Positive Youths' who will also perform as instrumentalists and vocalists.

Organiser of the concert, Mrs. Betty Tucker, said: "The aim of the show is to generate positive inspiration and project the fine attributes of these young people.'' The concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at St. Paul's Centennial Hall and on Saturday at St. John's Church Hall.

Tickets can be purchased for $10 from the Christian Bookstore, Opus 1, Gospel Corner Music Shop and Ford's Bakery. Tickets at the door are $15.

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to STAR and Hope Homes.